McCann FitzGerald collected its third international award in just four months.
In March and May 2011, the firm was awarded Ireland Law Firm of the Year by International Financial Law Review and Chambers. (Pictured below are John Cronin, Chairman and David Lydon, Head of Corporate, receiving the award from Chambers).
Now in June 2011, Susan O’Connell, Partner in Personal Estate and Tax Planning, was named best in Trust & Estates at the inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group - European Women in Business Law awards.
Commenting on the latest award and congratulating Ms. O’Connell, John Cronin, Chairman, McCann FitzGerald said: “This recognition is well deserved and highlights the great skill which Susan brings to her role at a time when the downturn has had a significant impact on wealth created by clients.”
He continued; “In these difficult times, our clients have asked us to apply our expertise, experience and knowledge to help them overcome the real challenges before them. We are very grateful to our clients for their confidence in our abilities to assist them.”
McCann FitzGerald recently advised on the merger of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society. In the past 12 months it has acted as lead counsel and adviser on a number of high profile and complex transactions. Most recently the firm advised the joint administrators on the sale (expected to complete later this year) of the general insurance business of Quinn Insurance Limited (under administration); BAE Systems plc on the €217 million acquisition of Norkom Group plc and Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. on the $2 billion sale of its shareholding in M&T Bank Corporation in the US and the €3.8 billion equity injection by the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission.